QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Illinois State Museum

Who documented this quilt?

Illinois Quilt Research Project; Illinois State Museum Collection

Illinois Quilt Research Project Registry Number:

SP738

Alternate inventory control number:

1980.97

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

Illinois State Museum

Quiltmaker's Name (top):

Forsander, Charlotte ?

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

How did the owner get the quilt?

Gift

How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?

Made entire quilt

Where the quilt was made, city:

Chicago ?

Where the quilt was made, county:

Cook

Where the quilt was made, state:

Illinois (IL)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Anything else we should know about this quilt? (i.e. customs, stories):

Quilt was given by Miss Anna Emily Forsander (b. 1887 & d. 1975, Downers Grove) to her neighbor so family information is sketchy. Charlotte may have been her mother but haven't been able to find Charlotte Forsander in public records.

Date owner signed the form:

1980

Pattern name; used by owner or by maker:

Hexagon Star

How was the inscription marked?

Embroidery

Date provided by maker/owner:

1869

Date estimated by IQRP:

ca. 1870-90

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Jan Wass, Curator

Further information concerning dates:

Top was probably pieced in 1869 but border seems to added at a later date as well as backing and quilting.

Time period:

1850-1875

Length:

75

Width:

60

Quilting stitches per inch. Are they even?

varied

Format:

Finished quilt

Piecing techinques used to make the quilt top:

English template Piecing

Stitches used to apply motifs:

Signatures and date embroidered.

Construction (top):

One patch or allover

Block style (top):

Diamonds; Hexagons

Number of full blocks; pieced, appliqued, and plain:

27--6 pointed stars

Fabric; fibers:

Cotton; Silk

Fabric print:

Solid/plain

Predominant colors (top):

Maroon; Gold

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

In-the-ditch; Single parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Quilted in the ditch around patches, 3 parallel lines of stitching in border.

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

What type of thread was used for the quilting?

cotton

What color was the quilting thread?

red

Describe the borders:

Single border, mitered, hand and machine sewn.

Binding and edge treatment:

Hand sewn

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Filler:

Wool

Thickness:

Thick (More than 3/16?)

Surface decoration:

Embroidery

How many pieces of fabric were used to make the quilt back?

2

Backing; fiber content:

Cotton

Backing; fabric:

Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain

Backing; width of pieces (in inches):

29

Backing; color:

Cream

Describe specific damage to the quilt:

Disintegration of fabric; Stains; Tears or holes

Inscription:

Date; Multiple Names

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Todd Palm; Sytt ?; Forsander; Charlotte; 1869

Inscription: front/back?

on block

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Illinois State Museum